Ivan Yefremov(II)(1907–1972)

Ivan Yefremov was a Russian writer of science fiction, and an awarded scientist, the founder of Taphonomy. He was born Ivan Antonovich Efremov in 1908, in Vyritsa, St. Petersburg province, Russia, but later, during the Russian Civil War, Efremov added one year to his age stating April 22, 1907, as his date of birth. His father, named Anton Efremov,... See full bio »